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More from kensington with magdalina. Reporter this victim has struck five times since january, and police are hoping to catch him. Police have been searching for this man since january. His pattern is clear after striking on january 20th in ridgewood, queens. Hes targeting queens residents. Typically approaching people entering their home in the afternoon. Many of the victims are vulnerable like 91yearold elizabeth jurino. She spoke to us after the incident. Im a single woman, and i live alone, leave me alone, and he he and he said give me the money. I have every officer in the 78 and in brooklyn out looking for him. And since then he has rob the three more people. This saturday afternoon we followed an 87yearold woman into her apartment, she was hit in the face with a blunt object and he ran off. A 94yearold man was held up, and he also approached an 83 yearold woman at gunpoint, showing a box cutter, and its believed that was his third victim. She is plagued with anxiety, afraid it could happen again. How are they going to catch him is this. Reporter the nypd and brooklyn county expect are offering a 3,500 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. Elise finch is in for john elliott. Its a good morning. Temperaturewise we are good. 42degrees as you head out the door. The light rains variable at 6 miles an hour. Not a huge rain event for us, but theres light showers as you can see there. Theres moderate rain, and some folks are not really seeing anything at all. A few more showers with this event, but it looks like it will be wrapped by your morning compute. The High Temperature 59 degrees, and thats good news. Now i want to send it over to your time saver traffic with kyla grogan. 96th street in both directions from broadway over this is because of a water main break. And we head to the koi smith midtown tunnel, and you can see we are going just fine here. One tube is shut for construction, and the other tube is shut down. Mary, over to you. Kyla, thank you. New this morning, the east harlem teenager found shot in the head has died. He was known has chico harris. Its unknown if he was the intended target of the shooting. Police are searching for the gunman. The search for a teenager missing in yonkers. Police say rivera apparently a silver alert has been issued for an elderly Upper West Side man. He was last seen his residence on friday. He is just over 6 feet tall, weighing over 160 pounds. New video of a trunk plunging off the turnpike. Two men from the bronx were driving off the western spur of the turnpike when they lost control. Men were injured but will be okay. An investigation is underway this morning in Washington Heights after a 28 yearold man was stabbed after an argument. When officers arrived on the store early head morning, the knife was still stuck in the victims back, and he was rushed to harlem hospital in his attacker is still more at large. Two her americans are confirmed among those killed. Justin and Stephanie Schultz has just dropped off her mother at the airport. Yesterday a remembrance for the victims turned violent when right wing members disrupted the rally. The protesters chanting antiisis slogans, and they are declared soccer hooligans, and they normally fight each other. We start and stand up. Reporter police with Water Cannons cleared the area. At least ten people were arrested. Were wounded in a terror attack. Christians were the intended target of the taliban. Police said they received no threats before the bombing. Minnesota left a real tombstone engraved with Donald Trumps name near tavern on the green. One witness says it took several workers to lift the heavy stone to the golf park. The Parks Department is not investigating at this time. Much happier news for the candidate again, he is a grandpa again to a boy named theodore this is trumps eighth grandchild. Hillary clintons daughter, second child this summer. Sanders had three victories over the weekend, and the republican race is featuring tacketyic of a lawsuit. Don champion is report featuring the threat of a lawsuit. Don champion is reporting. Welcome to the Republican Party. What is going on in the Republican Party is a disgrace. Reporter even though cruz narrowly lost to trump, cruzs campaign has been trying to sway 10 candidates including some for marco rubio, and cruz is facing more criticism for his proposal to patrol neighborhoods for muslim attacks. What it looks like is proactive law enforce. And addressing the problem and engaging the problem. Reporter john kasich said i dont know how you would do it, and we cant be aggravating the people whose cooperate we need. Reporter Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton dismissed the proposal. Sanders will try to build on his caucus victories in washington, alaska, and hawaii over the weekend. We are doing extremely well with young people, and we think we have a path toward victory. Reporter all the candidates will campaign in wisconsin are the voters will head to the polls next tuesday. Don champion, cbs 2 news. The new plan to test every school in North Carolina for lead. Also filling prescriptions that actually bans you have physically carrying your request to the presidency. Why your next chocolate bar could be more expensive. We are going to need our we have a wet morning, and things are gusty later in the day. The good news, the sun will return tomorrow. The full forecast. Nothing seems to work your hair is still thinning. You may have inactive follicles. Reactivate them with womens rogaine foam the only once a day product, proven to regrow new hairs up to 48 thicker revive your va va voom the faithful packed st. Patricks cathedral for the most faithful day on the christian calendar. Hundreds taking part in the easter celebration remembering not only jesus resurrection, but praying for the victims worldwide. Cardinal dolan is explaining how easter can be found in every daily. We celebrate the resurrection of jesus, yes, but if you think thats good news, try this. Jesus shared his victory, his resurrection with us. Outside the easter celebrations continued with people taking part of the elise finch is in for john elliott today. The good news is the weather held out for your easter activities. If youre celebrating today, you need the umbrella as you head out the door. Lets check with our weather watchers to see if theres rain out there. Its hit or miss at this hour, and we will check in right now, and temperatures are tightly clustered, and starting on long island this is bruce. Its 41 where he is, and in 1972, Elvis Presley reported his last major hit. I appreciate that. Some people are waiting if the rain this is barry. He said a shower earlier produced a trace of rain. Not seeing anything at the moment, and into the lower thompkins cove. Rain, and he is right. We actually do need it lets look outside this morning. We have certainly clouds and a little bit of fog and light rain, and currently 42 degrees, and as you look at temperatures around the tristate area, 36 for monticello, and 39 for the hamptons, and we are looking a at a couple of locations in the 30s, and everyone else low to mid40s, and the vortex radar showing the rain moving in. There are certain locations note seeing any rain, maybe a tiny bit of drizzle, and thats about it. We are sort of zooming in here for nassau and Suffolk County, and we are seeing widespread rain and pockets of moderate rain as well. Heres the Bigger Picture that shows you what we have to get through before we get to clear skies. Putting the futurecast in motion, you can see the morning commute, its a wet one. The rain fear gear. We will see things tapering off, and the evening commute will be dryer for you. Thats the good news. Tuesday into wednesday, rolling through, and skies are clear. Thats the good news. Today, we have rain, and we will also see winds picking up later in the day. 59degrees will be the high, and tonight, we are looking cool with blustery conditions. 48 is the temperature for tonight, and then headed into tomorrow, its cooler, but we get bright sunshine. Winds gusting blustery tomorrow, and we will be in the 50s, and theres a spike in temperatures for thursday and friday, and of course, you will need to break out the umbrella once again. Now i want to send it over to kyla. The rain is coming down, and unfortunately we have an accident in brooklyn. One lane of the belt parkway westbound is blocked. Is closed in both directions from broadway to west end avenue. This one not an accident, but generalry road work from a water main break in sea port we have sunrise highway closed eastbound because of a crash. You can see the lights, and you want to stick with merrick road as an alternate. Kyla, thank you. If youre just waking up, heres the news this morning. Steve sweeney and two others will unveil a plan today to test all schools for lead. No word yet on the cause of a deadly easter morning fire. An 88yearold man, retired Army Engineer was killed. His name not yet released. Glen graves will be on cbs arrest on st. Patricks day. He was handcuffed by four plain clothed officers. Cbs this morning beginning here at 7 00 a. M. Stock futures are higher as traders return from the holiday break. Markets had a mixed performance on thursday. The nasdaq added 4 points, and the s p 500 fell by less than a point. Not something you hear every day, airline cabins becoming more comfortable. The economy seats will be 18 inches wide longer than the airbus competition. Airbus says it comes after customer criticism over a lack of space. Enjoy the Chocolate Easter bunny while you can. The price of chocolate is about to go up. The demand is growing in asia, and as a result, the one key ingredient is up 10 compared to last year. Doctors in new york are going high tech. Paper prescriptions for residents are out. Carolyn gusoff reports. Reporter gone are the days of walking into the a new york pardon mesy to drop off the prescription. The old paper script is history. 60,000 doctors, dentist, and others now required to submit the prescriptions electronically. Overall, its an excellent change. Reporter aaron kim says theprescribing reducing errors. You dont have to drop it off and wait. It will be waiting for you. Reporter the motivation behind the system called istop was addiction, authored by eric from shopping for doctors. We are going to curb the incidents of the criminal acts and also reduce errors in handwriting on good faith prescriptions. Reporter drugstores held up and lives lost over prescription. Oxycodone has been the gateway to the heroin epidemic in new york. Its a tremendous initiative to combat that. Reporter he wants the system to go further with doctors required to install sometimes expensive software, and they are hoping it will mean more time with patients. Its time consuming, and now everything in the computer, i know what the patient is on theres less room for errors are. Reporter pharmacists will continue to honor paper prescriptions for some time, but doctors who write them could face fines and even jail time. The epic battle in the box office, and despite bad reviews, i will tell you, this thing was super over the weekend. New york city is a step closer to smokeless tobacco at yankee stadium. When the mayor says they are have a new law. We will have a check of weather and traffic right after for years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Well, its not the greatest start to the day, thats for sure, but its monday, the start of the new workweek, and its march 28th. Its going to warm up out there, and john is off this week, and elise is in with traffic and weather on the 2s. Good morning to you, and i know its dreary when you walk out the door, but keep this in mind when you walk out the door. We need rain. The door, and for a lot of us at this particular movement, a little cloud cover, fog, and drizzle with more significant rain right now on long island. You can see the Bigger Picture showing we have the cold front, and we need to watch the moisture push through, but the system is weakening as it moves into our area. This afternoon, expecting temperatures mid to upper 50s, and a few low 60s thrown in there. You need the umbrella this morning, and then later this evening, things turn gusty, and be prepared with an umbrella. Its time to slow down this morning as we have rain out there. In brooklyn, two lanes of the belt parkway westbound at knapp street, blocked. And then west 96th street is closed because of emergency road work from an earlier water main break, and another seaford this is closed in both directions at washington avenue, and its due to another accident investigation, and stick with merrick road as your alternate. Smokeless chewing tobacco will soon be disappearing from sports arenas. Mayor de blasio will make it illegal for players and fans to use smokeless tobacco. Similar laws have been enacted in boston, chicago, and other cities. 4 54, and in the next half an hour, calls for a crackdown on the costume characterrers in times square. A Westchester Community opens its hearts and wallets for a mother with cancer, but was it all a scam . The new batman versus superman movie is a big hit. This morning. Stay down if i wanted it, you would be dead already. A strong showing of batman versus superman at the box office. Despite the weak reviews, dawn of justice took in 170 million in the weekend debut. Its the sixth best opening of all time, the best ever for warner brothers. Batman versus superman followed up by zootopia, my big fat wedding 2, and miracles from heaven and divergent rounding out the top 5. Its amazing with the reviews. All right, john is off, a quick look. We have rain today, and just if it bums you out, we need the rain. The weather will slow you down. The big key here, its better to get there safely than dealing with the rain and flying all over the highway we have accidents to tell you about. The search for the man preying on the elderly. Chaos erupts in brussels at the spot of the terrorism attacks. Theres rules you need to know for filing your taxes after you say i do. A ring was stolen and then suddenly found. More when we come back at 5. Straight up at 5, 42 degrees for this monday, march 28th. We will have showers this morning, and it will clear out for the next several days. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. Time and time again we hear of costume characters behaving badly. Calls for around the world to make this a harassment free world. Good morning im chris wragge. And im mary calvi. Targeting seniors around brooklyn. Magdalena doris is live. Reporter the latest victim is 83 years old. She opened her door after he knocked and was assaulted. The suspect has attacked five times since january, and they are releasing video to hopefully catch him. A 250pound brood. Reporter his pattern is clear after strike in ridgewood, queens, hes now targeting brooklyn residents, typically approaching people entering their homes in the afternoon. Many his victims are vulnerable like 91yearold elizabeth gurino. She spoke to us after the incident. I said police leave me alone. Me alone. He said give me the money. I have every officer in the 78th and brooklyn out looking for him. Reporter that was march 4th, and since then he has robbed three more people this saturday afternoon, he followed an 83yearold woman into her Apartment Building and hit her in the face with a blunt object and ran. On march 19th, a 43yearold man was held up. That same day, he approached an 83yearold woman making away with 300. Its believed that mrs. Gionio is his third victim. She is plagued anxiety, afraid it will happen again. Reporter theres a 3,500 reward being offered for the mans arrest, and police are asking you to check your getting into the your home. Live in the kensington section, magdalena doris. Thank you. Elise finch is in for john. Reporter make sure you bring your umbrella as you go out the door. Lets check now in central park. Winds out of the east at 9 miles an hour, and theres a number of locations seeing rain now, and others have seen rain and will again. You can see the most widespread and steady rain is over long island right about now, and theres more rain coming our way as we widen out the vortex radar, and you can can see theres more moisture. Theres a couple more hours to deal with as you bring the rain gear out this morning. The hourbyhour forecast this morning. We start in the 40s, and we will get to 59 degrees today. Thats the good news. Headed out late in the day, and of course it will get windy headed into the Late Afternoon and early evening, and first its rainy and then gusty and i want to send it over to kyla with time saver traffic. Keeping an eye on things. Rain mixes with the oil on the roads, and its very slick roads. Thats what we are seeing this morning. In brooklyn, two lanes westbound at knapp street on the belt parkway, blocked. Closure between broadway and west end avenue, and thats because of road work from an earlier water main break and there is a 3car crash. And thats going to be a trouble spot for you this morning, and in seaford, we take a live look there. Sunrise highway, you can see, has a lot of Police Activity. Its closed in washington avenue, and thats due to an accident investigation. Its busy out there, everybody, take it easy. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Chris, over to you. Thank you. The man accused of attempted murder against a prisoner. Sheldon levanon is accused of shooting mark collins. He was placed in a medically induced coma during his recovery, but he did testify during the trial. The east harlem teenager found shot in the afternoon has died. He is known as chic orchestra o triveras. Police are still searching for the gunman. Kim jongun is recordedly testing a new rocket system, and they also fired five short range missiles off the countrys coast. Married couple are confirmed to have been killed in the deed in the brussels terror attacks. That brings the total number of americans killed to four. Right wing member protesters chanted antiislam messages yesterday during a vigil. They are selfdescribed as the soccer hooligans, and normally they fight each other. Riot police with Water Cannons cleared the area. To campaign 2016, this display for donald trump over the weekend. Someone had a real tombstone engraved with his name on tavern on the green. Several workers to lift the tombstone into a golf cart. From the grim display to much more welcomed news for the candidate. Trump is a grandfather once again to a boy named theodore. This is the couples third child and trumps eighth grandchild. Happening today, city leaders are alling for an end to harassment of costume characters in times square. Janelle burrell is live from times square with what we can expect to hear today. Janelle . Reporter some say the costume characters and painted ladies are all part of the times square appeal. Its great. Its nice to get pictures with these characters. Reporter many others find the characters to be annoying, aggressive, and downright offensive. Its not nice on the street like that. Reporter the reason many bill now in the hands of the city council, calling for the city to manage and regulate the pedestrian plazas in times square, limiting where the characters can solicit business. The head of the alliance spoke to 1010 wins last week. People can go over and have their picture taken, but theres a choice about it. Reporter the nonprofit that promotes times square, 61 of times square employees reported having a negative encounter with the characters, and 51 of those people say the interaction made them feel unsafe. Reporter supporters say the proposal will at least give people walking through the area the option of avoiding the characters and the topless ladies all together. When theres multiple zones, sign s will make it clear as you approach you are expected to give a tip. Reporter we have spoke to folks here who had a negative experience dealing with the costume characters and painted ladies, and later this week, we expect to hear a public hearing where people from the community can voice their concerns about the proposal. A flipflop about if a controversial film should be allowed into the Film Festival. Many are questioning if a woman in a family was every sick. And now a new Jersey Church enjoy the holiday. Blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. For years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. A massive fire gutted a Historic Church in new jersey, but its members still came together to celebrate easter, and the cross that was salvaged from the fire took center stage as the members gathered at the Performing Arts Center for easter services. The 156yearold church went up in flames on tuesday night. Its believed the fire was sparked by an electrical problem. Its 5 12. Lets talk traffic and weather elise is with us this week. Good to see you. Good to see you. Its wet start to the day, but my weather watchers remind me, we need the rain. I hope that will make you feel better as you head out the door. You will need it as you head out the door today. Live look outside this morning. Hard to make out the rain drops, but we have the clouds and the fog, and some locations, we do have rain. Cloudy, officially in central park. 42degrees, and winds are out of the east at 9 miles an hour. Looking at temperatures around the tristate area, mostly in the low 40s, and 36 in liberty, and everyone else in the low 40s, with 45 for springholdand spring lake. You can see so many parts of the tristate area, not really seeing the clouds, but seeing the fog, and as far as a steady rain, for the most part, thats long island, and thats been the case for the last 45 minutes or an hour. Seen rain, thats for sure. I certainly saw them down the west side highway this morning, and right now, headed into Suffolk County for sure, you are are see the moderate and heavy rain. We have quite a bit of moisture to the west, and until the front crosses the area, we will see the showers, and thats going to take us into the afternoon, and we do have a wet morning this morning, and that you need to be mindful of and get ready for in terms of bringing your umbrella and any other rain gear you like to have. As we head into the day, things remain blustery into your day tomorrow. We will have a plenty of sunshine, but its blustery. On wednesday, things are quieter. Not only do we have the sunshine, but we get rid of the gusty winds. I mentioned the winds, and we do have wind alerts going into effect at 2 00 in the afternoon, and short sort and sort of a rollout. Until tomorrow evening, and that will be because we will see gusty winds up to 50 miles an hour. Rain to start your day, and windy to end it today, showers, and the winds will definitely pick up. 59miles an hour. 59degrees, excuse me. Its cool and blustery tonight with 45mile an hour winds. Technically its mild out there. 59 today, 53 for tuesday. 56 as i mentioned for wednesday, and its quieter, and then we will get a spike in temperatures for thursday and friday. Thats the good news, but you need to break out the umbrella once again. Now over to kyla with time saver traffic. The operative word today, safety. You want to slow down everybody because of the slick roads out there. This is broadway and west end for a water main break earlier. Theres a threecar crash on the bronx manhattan rfk triborough bridge. Alternateside parking rules in effect. Community came together to raise 60,000 to help a single mother who said she was dying of cancer. Now police are investigating if any of it was true. Reporter she certainly looks like a cancer patient in the pictures she posted and when the single mother of two teenage boys told people she only had 18 months to live, they opened their hearts and wallets. Paul feiner actually used the immediately within 24 hours we raised 12,000. Reporter that was only the beginning. One gofundme page raised 25,000, and another more than 10 thousands. But arsley police are now investigationing. After getting a tip police asked her to provide medical records, but after the investigation, she closed her restaurant and moved to florida. Her sons went to arsley high school. The entire community rallied, even for an adopted dog to comfort her. The Volunteer Fire Department even had a spaghetti dinner here, raising 16,000 for the family. Its a Good Community of reporter john clear is a long time volunteer firefighter who helped out at the fundraiser. Its disappointing someone would do that. Reporter if this proves to be a 60,000 scam, people may not be as generous next time. It will neck ache harder to raise funds in the future for other people who desperately need help. Reporter her boyfriend told cbs 2 they would not comment on the allegations until they talk to their lawyer. Brian coneybear, cbs 2 news. Police in l. A. Have seen a lot of car chases but this ended a lot differently from most. I believe this is a female. I believe it is. Oh, oh my god, shes trying to take the lapd cruiser. Oh my god they got her. Shes on the ground. What a maneuver flip the womans car with a spinout. The suspect allegedly stole another womans car. Okay, Robert De Niro says hes pulling a controversial antivaccine film from the Film Festival. As the whistle blower from the cdc. The film makers vax says theres a link between vaccines and autism. De niro says after removing the film over the last few days with the tribeca Film Festival team and others, from the scientific community, he do not believe it contributes to or furthers the documentary. You may be married, but should you fly solo . Advice for newlyweds as they prepare their taxes. Syracuse making it to final four. I only know one person who predicted this, and she is sitting next to me. Unbelievable [ laughter ] we will check traffic and morning. 5 22. Traffic and weather on the 2s. Look at the green behind you. Yeah, good morning to you we are starting the day with rain right now, and we are seeing widespread rain, and most of that is really light. Pockets of moderate rain around rocky point and riverhead and is also south hampton. A big area getting a break from the rain, but more rain is on the way. You can see a lot of the air, pretty dry, and you can see theres more significant rain back to pittsburgh. We have several more hours before the rain is completely out of here. Periods of rain for the morning rush, and it could be heavy at times. The bulk of the rain could be gone by early afternoon, and then things will turn windy. More coming up, and i want to send it over to kyla with your time saver traffic. 3car crash at the bronx rfk triborough bridge. Theres another accident going on in seaford, and you can see the live camera here of the Police Activity. An accident investigation has sunrise highway closed in both directions at washington avenue, and your best bet, stick with merrick road as your alternate. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Kyla, thank you so much. The devils and the rangers are on the ice, and im so glad to say the cinderella slippers are a shade of orange this morning. Tonight the nets are in miami and the knicks are in new orleans, and last night the cinderella of the tournament booked their trip to the final four. Tenth seeded syracuse overcoming the 15point deficit over virginia to pull off the it was a surprising 6862 upset. North carolina the only number one seed to make it to the final four. They continue their dominating run in the tournament. Villanova and oklahoma earned their trip to the final 4 on saturday. What was a potential first round playoff preview, the penguins here, and then sydney crosby on the deflection. The devils fall to the hurricane, and they only have six games left to play. Im Steve Overmyer. Taking your partners hand in marriage can change a lot of things including how you file your taxes. You may want to consider your options before signing on the dotted line. Reporter its so exciting to be a newlywed. If your wedding was in january, june, or december 31st, you are entire year. Couples should research how to file, especially if spouses dont make the same amount of money. In some cases you may have a high income spouse and low income spouse, and its more beneficial to file jointly because you can absorb the higher income at a lower rate. Reporter if you or your partner has had tax debt or default on a federal student loan, you may want to file dep rattily. When you file jointly, whatever is on the tax return is your problem, yes, however past tax issues are not your problem. Anything the individual did prior to you becoming married are their own separate issue. Reporter the past issues could cut into a joint refund if youre entitled to one. Better to consult a tax profession star for the best option for you and your new spouse. If you change your name, its important to make sure the Social Security administration its 5 26. Up next, the days top stories. We are live in the kensington section of brooklyn where an armed robber is targeting elderly victims. A dying womans ring was lost, but the family is not buying the story of where it was. This. Hi dad. Uh huh. There must be higher love down in the heart what do you think . And in the stars above hi ted, glad you could join us, we think youre going to like these numbers. Bring me a higher love 42 degrees, and its pushing 5 00 Third Quarter on this monday, march 28th. Windy finish today, and traffic and weather on the 2s coming up in a moment. The search for the man who is viciously targeting elderly victims. And chaos erupts at the brussels terror attack vigils. Theres a new push to stop the harassment that has been happening in times square. Good morning im chris wragge. And im chris wragge. And im mary calvi. A new push to make sure the costume characters of times square can no longer harass you. Reporter hello, chris and mary. As always, lots of opinions about this one, but today we are expecting to hear from the people who work in the area, people who deal with the costume characters and painted ladies on a daily basis. They want to see them restricted to a certain area. Reporter some say the costume characters and painted ladies are part of the appeal. Its nice to get pictures with these characters. Reporter many others find the characters to be annoying, aggressive, and downright offensive. Its not necessary to have women on the street like that. Reporter the reason that many will rally for a bill from the city council. They want the characters the head of the alliance spoke to 1010 wins last week. People will see them and can go over to have their picture taken, but they will have a choice about it. Reporter the alliance that works to promote times square, 61 of times square employees have reported a negative encounter with times square characters, and 60 of them said they felt unsafe. This will at least give people walking through the area the option of avoiding the characters and topless ladies all together. When theres multiple zones, you can also have for instance, more signage that makes it clear as you approach and get your picture taken, yes, you are expected to give a tip. Reporter the city council will hold a public hearing on the issue this wednesday. Reporting live from times square, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. 5 32. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Thats quite the visual to see cops talking to tony the tiger. Keep the head on to stay in character. We do have rain, and a lot of places are getting a break. Right now, its cloudy and 42 degrees, and youre look at the vortex satellite and radar, the area not seeing rain now, and steady rain over a good portion of long island and there are pockets of moderate rain in there as well. This is what we have to get through before things dry out, and we have to plan on not only needing your umbrella, but other rain gear as you head out this morning. The hourbyhour forecast, and we are going to get up to 59 today, and its warmer than things will get gusty and wind into the Late Afternoon and evening. Lets go to the commute this monday. Its monday morning, and unfortunately we are back at it with slick roads and an accident. Theres a three car crash on the bronx manhattan bound rfk triboro bridge right now. This is closed at the west end avenue because of generalry road work for a water main break in seaford we have an accident and you can see the lights as police are having an investigation, and this is sure rise highway closed in both directions at washington avenue. The best bet is to stick with merrick avenue as the alternate. Queens bound 7 trains are running with delays, and chris and mary, take it easy today, everybody. A robber targeting the elderly in brooklyn. He has roughed up several victims, and magdalena has the latest. Reporter the latest victim was 83 years old, and the police are now asking for the help from the public. Reporter police have been searching for this man since january. 250 pounds. Reporter they said his pattern is clear after striking on january 20th. Hes targeting brooklyn residents in the neighborhoods of prospect park. Many of the victims are vulnerable like elizabeth gioino. I said leave me alone and he Reporter Police have announced a heightened alert to catching him. I have every officer looking for him. Reporter since then the nypd said he robbed three more people, and this saturday afternoon, he followed an 83 yearold woman into her home and hit her with a blunt object. On the same day he approached a 78yearold man and an 87year old woman. Its believed mrs. Gioino was his third victim. They said we will catch him. How are they going to catch him . Reporter the nypd is telling residents to be aware of their surrounding as they offering a reward for his arrest. Magdalena, thank you. An Investigation Underway in Washington Heights after a man was stabbed outside of a bodega. When officers arrived on west 180th street, the knife was still stuck in the victims back. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Its unclear what led to the incident. To the terror attacks in belgium, three more people have been taken into custody following antiterrorism raids over the weekend, and brussels was the scene of violent demonstrations. Reporter dutch Police Arrested a french man for plotting an attack in france. Belgium police carrying out a dozen raids linked to terrorism, but authorities did not say if they were connected to last weeks bombs. 270 people were injured in addition to the over 30 killed, Water Cannons to push back the angry demonstrators including hundreds of right wing so called hooligans. Members of the group said they were making a statement against isis. Reporter mourner in the crowd were visibly shaken by their presence. They have a message they want to stop terrorism, but they are not doing it the right away. Reporter theres a heavy military presence here hours after the violent crashes, and they have dropped off the city streets. People have been coming here since last tuesdays attacks as sign of solidarity and to pay their respects. I am not scared i am from brussels, and i will never be killed, never reporter on sunday president obama called the parents of the americans killed in the attacks to offer condolences. Two more americans a 31 people killed. Justin and Stephanie Schultz were living in brussels and just took her mother to the airport. That brings the total number of americans killed to four. An explosion went off near a customer of childrens rides in a terror attack in pakistan. Police had not received any threats before the bombs. Paper prescriptions for medicine are out with doctors in new york going high tech. The toughest eprescribeing law took effect yesterday, requiring all prescriptions go electronically to pharmacies, and doctors will have complete access to a prescription history. The changes were designed largely to cut back on the abuser painkillers. Technology is there today, happening at the right time and the thoughtfulness behind this also shows the work behind it. The strange alert from facebook that several people in the tristate area received yesterday. Grand theft auto to an extreme. The Box Office Haul was a big weekend for the new superhero film. We are all on twitter, and you can follow us on facebook as well. Blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go. Blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. Spruce up your home today with up to 30 savings on hundreds of styles and colors. Spring is here. And so are the savings. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. 5 42, and we will bring you traffic and weather on the 2s. Elise . Good morning to you, are chris, mary, kyla, and you at home. Its a good morning, but you need your umbrella this morning. Lets see what conditions the weather watchers are reporting. This moment. A lot of folks are getting a break, but lets start on long island this is john. John says its 42, and in new jersey a 44 from eva and she is giving us the rain icon, too. You a lot of folks seeing light rain, drizzle or did see the light rain and drizzle. A few locations with moderate to heavy rain, and we will take a live look outside, and its hard to do, right . First the clouds and the fog, and it will make it a little difficult to see. At times like this, we take the camera in times square. Cloudy skies, 42 degrees, and the winds out of the east at 9 miles an hour. The temperature in the 40s, and theres a 36degree reading in monroe, and everyone else is in the 40s right now, the vortex satellite and radar showing you the rain. Break, and some folks saw drizzle and heavy rain. The steady rain, thats pretty much relegated to long island at the moment. Theres more moisture to the west, and again, several more hours of rain, but it could be heavy at times moving into the morning and early afternoon, before we get clearing, and turning on your futurecast, you can see at 8 00 in the morning, theres widespread rain, and of course, we have pockets. You see the yellow, orange, and we will see moderate to heavy rain, and continuing on, we are expecting to see the rain, but shortly after lunchtime, we expect this to cover the outer loop. The evening commute should be a dry one for most locations. We will continue on to look at the high for the day. Its 4 degrees warmer than yesterday. Just be mindful, its rainy to start and windy to end the day, and of course, pollen, and we are looking a the pollen report, and its low today. Rain, and we do have a low pollen day, good for allergy sufferers, and we are back to the medium to high range, and we will get a bit of relief for thursday. Tonight, cool and blustery, 41 degrees, and look at your 7 day, 59 today, 53 tomorrow, and windy. The wind advisory in effect wednesday, and things will come out of it. Right now over to kyla with your time saver traffic. Of course we have rain on the roads, and that means slippery roads and not great driving conditions, and you want to take it easy. Theres a threecash crash to tell you about this is blocking two lanes on the rfk triboro bridge. West 96th street is also closed, and thats due to emergency road work this morning, and we have another accident to tell you about, and this one in seaford. You can see the accident investigation, and theres a lot of Police Lights out there. Sunrise highway closed in both directions at washington avenue, and your better bet we have signal problems at mets willits point, and queensbound trains are running with delace. Chris, over to you. Kyla a, thank you. Mark kirk will become the first republican senator to meet with noah garland and other republicans have expressed an interest to speak to garland, but they have not met yet. Gas prices are headed higher, crossing the nohold benchmark. And economists take a grim approach to theist economy. Jill wagner with more. Reporter the markets will open today after the long holiday weekend. Last week they held steady despite the terror attacks in brussels. The nasdaq gained 4, and futures are pointing to a higher opening this morning. The u. S. Economy grew estimated at the end of last year with more americans spending money on recreational activities. The gdp went from 1 to 1. 4 , and its considered relatively weak. As for this year, economists are growing more pessimistic. Nearly 80 lowered the Growth Outlook for 2016. Gas prices are inching back up for the first time in 3 months, the National Average is above 2 a gallon, and aaa says the prices will likely go higher as the price of crude rebounds. The average in new york is 2. 12. Members of facebook received a safety question asking if that they were okay near the brussels attack. I got one of those. I was so confused. Did you guys . Jill, thank you. New this morning, video of a brazen burglar at a car dealership in tampa, florida. Watch as two of the suspects go into a dealership office. The suspects quickly try to match the keys to the cars. A minivan rams the gate, making an exit. Now tampa police are urging car lot owners to take safe itty precautions. Dont let the customers come in and see where the keys are kept. Reenforceing the gates, leave a car in front of the gate so the gate cannot be pushed down, that type of thing. Two of the eight stolen cars were recovered one after a crash with another vehicle. Jim harrison has died. He was known for his saga legends of the fall. His cause of death has not been released. He was 78 years old. Stay down if i wanted it, you would be dead already. A strong showing for batman versus superman, despite the many weak reviews. Dawn of justice taking in 170 million, the sixth best weekend of all and the best opening ever for warner brothers, and heres the top five movies. Batman v superman was followed by zootopia. My big fat wedding 2, miracles for heaven, and the divergent series. Really the reviews were not good. People didnt care. And wonderwoman was in there, too. Coming up, the unusual monument for donald trump that ended up in central park. Lost and found. Even though the precious heirloom was found, one family has more questions than answers. An overtime goal for the carolina, 32. T mt ard twk. Nogesurst00eginrn tanphe the faithful packed st. Patricks cathedral for the most important day on the christian calendar. Alleluia hundreds taking part in the easter celebration, remembering not only jesus resurrection, but praying for the victims of terrorism worldwide. The cardinal explained how the resurrection can be found in every day life. We celebrate the resurrection of jesus every day, and you think thats good news . Jesus shares his victory, his reporter outside the easter celebrations continued with the colorful parade down 5th avenue. You could use a rain bonnet today, thats for sure. If not, grab the umbrella. A little light drizzle, and the east end of long island, seeing pockets of the moderate and heavy rain. Theres more moisture to go through. Periods of rain for the morning commute, and it could be heavy at times, and the bulk of the rain is gone by this afternoon, and then things will turn quite windy, and we are going to see gusts up to 40 miles an hour. The wind advisory will go into effect for the entire area, and hang on to your hat. Over to kyla with your time saver traffic. Windy and rain do not make for great traffic. An accident blocking the northbound bqe just before the are back to the gowanus. Unless seaford, an accident investigation that has sunrise highway closed in both directions, and thats at washington avenue, and you can see the lights out there, and the best bet will be to stick with merrick road as an alternate. Kyla, thank you. In this mornings health watch, babies are getting fewer ear infections than they did in the 80s and 90s. More breastfeeding, less exposure to tobacco smoke, and the rise in vaccine use has dropped the ear infection rate. To a story we broke last week, a 92yearold womans wedding ring is back with her family after her son says someone stole it as she laid dying. Reporter holding his mothers wedding band is bitter tweet for paul twohig. Her ring disappeared mysteriously while she was hospitalized. I want to thank everyone for getting involved and finding the ring. I appreciate it. Reporter 92yearold twohig was being treated for pneumonia when her cherished wedding band, a gift from her husband 60 years ago vanished from her finger in the middle of the night. The family filed a police report. We shared their story last sunday, and Police Called them 2 days later when the hospital found the ring. Next day they recovered the ring. Reporter the day after the satisfactory. Yes, and they said that the ring was behind the bed in a hardtoreach location, which, thats the question i have for them, how did it get there . Reporter he tried but couldnt remove the ring when his mom was first hospitalized. It did not fall off. There is absolutely no way the ring could have fallen off. Happy the ring was returned but are disappointed the hospital never reached out to them to say how it was found. I dont want this to happen to anyone else, and someone has to be responsible for removing this ring. Reporter his mother never removed the ring for as long as she had it. He is hoping she can rest in peace knowing its been found. Hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. Theres something fishy with the situation, but thankfully they got it back. Thats what matters. Will there be any answers . Who knows, but at least they have it back today. We are expecting the rain to taper off before the evening commute, and then things will get windy. Not the best of days. Interest. Doesnt sound like a great time to be on the road. Accident out there to tell you about, and we will look ahead to that. What a monday still ahead, latest in the campaign 2016. Bernie sanders is Building Momentum from the weekend of wins. A sad update on the teenager shot in the head in east harlem. And a Community Pulls together to raise money for a woman who they thought wases dying from cancer, but was it all a scam . 6 00, 42 degrees. Not the best start to this monday. Good morning im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. Traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment, but first, your news 2 go. A 250pound dude. I have every officer out looking for him. Hunt is on for a robber targeting elderly people in brooklyn, and he hit again, assaulting a woman inside of her building. A terror attack killed 65 people and injured over 300 people during an easter people celebrating the holiday at a park in pakistan. Black people, white people, from Different Countries to make a statement to stand against this. Reporter the riot police had to clear protesters dressed in black, chanting antiisis slogans in brussels. Two more americans have been confirmed dead, bringing the number of americans to four. People are taking advantage of the kindness of their neighbors. You cant trust unfortunately. A community in westchester coming together to raise money for a single mother who said she was dying from cancer. Something unusual happened when police got a tip that she was lying. Oxycodone has been the gateway drug to heroin. Reporter the mayor change. The criminal acts can also reporter now in effect in new york. More on the effort to stop the Prescription Drug abuse and how your next visit to the doctor could be different, and also. What it looks like, proactive law enforcement. We cant be aggravating the very people whose cooperation we need. Welcome to the Republican Party. What is going on in the Republican Party is a disgrace. Donald trump threatens a lawsuit, and Bernie Sanders tries to build off his weekend wins over Hillary Clinton. And there may be Something Different on Donald Trumps mind this morning. The newest edition to his family coming up. Now its time for traffic and weather on the 2s, and elise is in for john this morning. Reporter good morning to you. Its good as long as you dont mind it soggy. Definitely a wet start to the workweek. We are seeing light rain right now in the park. 42degrees, and winds out of the east, pretty much 13 to 17 the vortex radar showing you what is going on. The large part of the area, getting a break, seeing the clouds, fog, and drizzle with significant rain on the end of long island. To the west, to philadelphia, more rain is headed our way it will be several more hours before we can say goodbye to all this rain all together. Bring the umbrella as you head out the door. The temperatures are not bad today. The high of 59 degrees, higher than yesterday, but it will be breezier. We hit the High Temperature, and things are gusty. I will have more coming up, but right now, over to kyla, and she is here with your time saver traffic. Good morning, elise, and this is the day you have to pack patience. West 96th street is closed in both directions, and that is between broadway and west end avenue, due to emergency road work, and we have accidents to tell you about, and we will start in sea port. An accident investigation with sunrise highway closed in both directions, and thats at better bet to avoid this is to stick with merrick road as an alternate. Subway issue to tell you about. The subway problem at mets willits point. Back to you. Kyla, thank you. Now to the search for the robber targeting the elderly in brooklyn. Magdalena doris has more from kensington, where the latest attack took place. Reporter some of the victims are in their 70s, 80s and even in their 90s. The suspect has struck five times. The police want him off the streets. Reporter police have been searching for this man since january. A 250pound brute. Reporter his pattern is clear. Hes targeting brooklyn residents in neighborhoods surrounding prospect park. Entering their homes during the afternoon, and many of his elizabeth gioino. Incident. I said leave me alone, and i say leave me alone, and he said give me the money. Give me the money. Reporter police have announced a heightened alert to catch him. Every officer in brooklyn is out looking for him. Reporter that was march 4th, and since then he has robbed three more people. And this afternoon, he followed an 83yearold woman into her building on ocean parkway, hit her in the face with a blunt object and ran. On march 19th, a 43yearold man was held up. That same day the suspect approached an 83yearold woman at gunpoint, showing a box and Police Believe mrs. Gioino was the third victim. Shes plagued with anxiety, afraid it will happen again. How are we going to teach them . Reporter police are asking everyone to be aware of their surroundings entering their homes. Theres a 3,500 reward for information that leads to the mans arrest in brooklyn, magdalena doris. Thank you. Happening today, city leaders are calling for an end to harassment from costumed characters in times square. Its an issue we are sure to hear more about as the warmer weather draws millions to the cross roads of the world. Janelle burrell has more. Janelle . Reporter mary, in the words of the head of the Times Square Alliance, quirky is fine, but creepy is not. He is one of many who are ladies can solicit business. Ladies can solicit business. Reporter some say the costume characters and painted ladies are part of the times square appeal, but many others find the characters to be annoying, aggressive, and downright offensive. Its not necessary to have that on the street like that. Reporter the many will rally for support behind the bill now in the hands of the city council, calling for the city to manage and regulate the pedestrian plazas in times square limiting where the characters can solicit business. We spoke to the head of 100 wins about the proposal last week. It means people can see them and go over and have their picture taken, but theres alights the more choice about it. Reporter according to the alliance of the nonprofit that works to promote times square, 61 of times square employees reported a negative encounter with the characters, and 58 of those people said they felt unsafe. Supporters say the proposal will at least give people walking flu the area the option of avoiding the characters and topless ladies all together. . When theres multiple zones, you also have a little signage that makes it clear as you approach f you get your approach, if you get your picture taken, you will be expected to give a tip. Reporter a man dressed as spiderman was arrested here over the weekend for kicking a tourist. Reporting live this morning from times square, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Janelle, thank you. New this morning, the east harlem teenager who was found shot in the head on friday afternoon has died. He was known as chico tevaras. Its unknown if he was the intended target of the shooting, and police are now to a developing story, the search for jean carlos rivera. He wandered off wearing black jeans, white longsleeve t shirt and green and black jacket. Police have released a silver alert looking for 89 yearold manfred scharfstein. He was last seen inside of his resident at noon on friday. He is just over 60, weighing about 165 pounds. Its currently 9 minutes after the hour. After the break, more in the brussels attack. Two more americans are declared dead. Donald trump has a tombstone popping up in our area. The latest on campaign 2016, next. You will need an umbrella as you head out the door this morning. The afternoon. We are less likely vote evening hours, and warming well into the 50s today, and things will detail in the full forecast. Is that coffee . Yea, its nespresso. I want in. Youre ready. Get ready to experience a cup above. Is that coffee . Nespresso. What else . 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Some of the rain is light, like drizzle, but theres a few places where it is coming down, and to west 57th street, right outside of the broadcast center. We have light rain. 42degrees, and winds out of the east. Roughly 15 miles an hour. As we mentioned, most temperatures in the 40s, and your vortex satellite and radar showing rain, and a huge break for the area, and you can see it inching its way back into new jersey, and the east end of long island, being until the rain for quite awhile now, and host of the area has light pocket the of moderate and heavy rain. Bigger picture shows we have rain to the west, and really, its all the way into western pennsylvania, and until this clears the area, a chance of rain for us, through the next few hours. 7 30 in the morning, and you can see we do need the rain. 8 30, more widespread, and a lot of it light, but again, we are seeing the heavier rain at times, and that will continue to be the case through 10 00 in the morning, and shortly after lunchtime, the system is raying out of here. By the evening commute, could see lingering showers, and for the most part, much dryer, and and we start out wet but end windy. Thats what you can expect for this monday. 59 is the High Temperature, and we are rainy to start, and windy to end the day. The wind will stay with us tonight into tomorrow. Cool and blustery, and as we head into tomorrow, 53 degrees, but looking at gusts that could be at 45 miles an hour. Wind advisories going into effect this afternoon and evening, and remaining effect until tomorrow afternoon. Still windy, but wednesday is looking good. A lot of sunshine, but another round of rain at the end of the week. Right now over to kyla. Reporter thank you, elise. Whether youre walking, taking the train, or driving, i want to tell you what will slow you down this morning. A car fire on the southbound new york state freeway is just before 14b, and expect slowdowns there and then we also have an accident going on, and this is seaford, an accident investigation, and sunrise highway is closed in washington avenue, and your better bet here, stick with merrick road. Due to signal problems. Mets willis point has 7 training running with delays. Take it slow, everybody today. Two americans, a married couple are confirmed killed in the belgium terror attacks. Justin and Stephanie Schultz had just dropped off her mother at the airport, bringing the number of st. S killed to four. Yesterday a brusselss rally turned violent when right wing protesters disrupted the vigil. They canted antiisis slogans, calling themselves soccer hooligans, and they normally fight each other. Reporter police with Water Cannons cleared the area, and at least 10 people were arrested. A disturbing display in the middle of central park. Someone left a real tombstone engraves with Donald Trumps name at tavern on the green. One witness said it took several workers to lift it into a golf cart to remove it. Back on the campaign trail, donald trump is pending with a lawsuit against ted cruz. He accused cruz of dirty dealings over delegates. Reporter donald trump is crying foul again this time threatening a lawsuit over ted cruz trying to grab delegates in louisiana. I want louisiana, louisiana, and im hearing he is trying to steal can delegates. The state, cruz ease campaign has been trying to sway ten more candidates his way including some from marco rubio. Cruz is facing more criticism to patrol muslim neighborhoods after the wake of the belgium attacks. What it looks like, addressing the problem and engaging the problem. Reporter rival john kasich said its a knee jerk react. We cant be out there aggravating the very people whose cooperation we need. Reporter Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have dismissed the proposal, and this week, sanders will try to build off the caucus victories in alaska, washington, and hawaii over the weekend. We are doing extremely well with young people, and we think we do have a path towards victory. Reporter in wisconsin this week, voters will head to the champion, cbs 2 news. Sanders is still trailing by a large margin after wicking up three victories yesterday. Glen graves will be on cbs this morning. He was on the job in Crown Heights when he was handcuffed by four plain clothed officers. Cbs this morning will begin at 7 00 a. M. Here on cbs 2. 6 19, and still ahead, the vitamin that could help your eyesight. Check out the moves. If only all victory dances were this great. More on the celebration coming up. The stock futures are higher this morning astriders return from the holiday break. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 13 points and point. T mt ard twk. Nogesurst00eginrn tanphe finding colon cancer early gives me the best chance for treatment. We got screened because i know colon cancer doesnt always come with symptoms. I was worried about the cost there are options. My doctor helped me find the right test for me. We got screened when we turned 50 and were so glad we did. If youre 50 or older talk with your healthcare provider. Theres more than one way to screen for colon cancer and its easier than ever. If youre 50 or older get screened for colon cancer. Not the best way to starlet this monday. Look at this. The umbrellas are out, and the rain is coming down. Look at this poor guy. Would you look at this . You have to have the jacket on with this lousy umbrella, wind, and rain. [ laughter ] traffic and weather on the 2s. Theres two bits of good news. We need the rain, and we are getting rain, and when it gets windy later today, the rain has stopped, and it will not turn your umbrella inside out. The vortex satellite and radar, showing the consistent rain over long island over the last few hours, and a lot of the area getting a break, but you can see to the west, theres heavier rain moving in, and you should make sure you have your umbrella and rain gear. You will need both this morning. As we head home this evening; things should be better. 59degrees, and thats the forecasted high for today, and a wet start to the day, and windy end to the day. Interesting, and the good news well start to calm down a bit and dry out tomorrow. We will see sunshine. We are looking at on the bright side there, and i like that traffic because of the weather and also, look at this on the a map here a far fire has one lane blocked on the southbound new york state freeway before exit 14v, and theres accidents this morning. All the Police Activity here. Sunrise highway is closed in both directions at washington avenue and your option is to stick with mer rick merrick road. Alternateside parking rules in effect today. Deep breath its monday. But we will get there. The severals and the rangers on the ice, and cinderella shoes are made of orange. [ laughter ] Steve Overmyer with the sports update. Reporter the mets are in miami, and the knicks are in new orleans. Last night the cinderella of the tournament booking their trip to the final four. Syracuse overcoming the impossible comeback from a near certain defeat. They are the only 10th seed ever to make it to the final four. Seed to make it to the final four. They continue with a 14point lead over notre dame. And what was a potential first round playoff preview, the penguins won in overtime, and guess who scored on the deflection . Sydney crosby. They are 5 points back and theres only 6 games leavitt to play. Im Steve Overmyer, have a great dayment. Before we get to the two talkers i want to make sure that everyone know when we did our brackets, you asked what i thought of syracuse, and i said you were crazy. Come on orangemen a victory dance goes viral, and donald trump has become a grandfather once again. His daughter ivanka has given birth to another child named the couple has three children, and this is trumps eighth grandchild. Hillary clinton is waiting for her own happy news. Her daughter, chelsea is due to give birth this summer. Theres nothing like a little victory to make you want to bust a move. Look at this 4yearold teeballplayer. Come on drop that bat get to 1st base. By the time he gets there, he cannot hold back the excitement of actually reaching for his base, and he takes his helmet off, and its all in the hips. Hes like wait a minute, im dancing. Im dancing [ laughter ] still ahead, an easter fair turned deadly after a little girl is killed using a bouncy castle. And targeting victims in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s. An Armed Robbery is on the streets of brooklyn. More on who they are looking for coming up in a live report. We are expecting to hear more about the proposal is a to restrict costume characters and the painted ladies in times square, coming up. A new law is changes the way doctors write the new law after this. Most weekends only last a couple of days. Some last a lifetime. Hampton. We go together. Book at hampton. Com heres how we started for our rainy monday its a wet start to your week, but will be clearing outer, and traffic and weather on 2s in a moment. And the search is on for the man targeting the elderly. The crackdown in times square, the call to end the harassment from costume characters. Spring is hear, and the the weather is warming up, drawing visitors to times square, and the costume characters are preying on the tourists. Now a push to make sure they cannot. Janelle burrell is live. Reporter mary, just this past weekend a man dressed as siderman was arrested here for allegedly kicking a tourist, and she thought he wasnt going this is precisely while a lot of people are calling for restrictions on where the costume characters can propose business. This was first introduced a as bill last week. It calls for a limitation, and according to the Times Square Alliance, 61 of times square employees surveyed reported having a negative encounter with the characters, and 51 of those people said their interactions with the characters made them feel unsafe, and supporters of the proposal said limiting where the characters and topless ladies can solicit business gives people the option of avoiding them all together. It just simply means people will see them, and oh, look, we can go over and have our picture taken, but they have a choice about it. When theres multiple zonings just more signage as if you approach, if you get your to give a tip. Reporter last year mayor de blasio put together a task force calling for Additional Police officers here in times square, and the mayor said it has already started to happen. There will be a public hearing on the issue on wednesday. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Elise is in your john this morning. Reporter its a good morning as long as you dont find foggy and windy. 42degrees, winds out of the east at 15 miles an hour. The vortex satellite and radar showing a big portion of the area getting rain, and theres clouds, fog, and a little drizzle. The heavier rain has been focused over long island, and creeping into new jersey. The heavier rain to the west in pennsylvania, and we have several hours to deal with the system before things dry out. 59degrees is the forecasted high for today a few degrees warmer than yesterday, but the winds will pick up. A advisory in effect this afternoon, and more in a bit. For now, over to kyla with your time saver traffic. Reporter we are getting busy on the roads this morning, starting in southern new york with a car fire. At least one lane is blocked just before 14b, and then we have this, a disabled truck blocking one lane of the George Washington bridge, and that is just past the toll plaza. About 10minute delay there. And another accident blocking two lanes on the inbound lincoln tunnel, and that means about a 20 minute delay for that area. Sunrise highway is closed in both directions here. A live look here. You want to stick with merrick road as your alternate. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Good news at the airport, everything on or close to schedule at jfk, laguardia, and newark. Police are hunting for a violent robber who has been targeting the elderly in brooklyn. Magdalena doris is live. Reporter the latest victim was 83 years old, and she was hit in the face after opening her door this man has struck five times this year, and they are releasing new video in the hopes of trying to find him. Police say the suspect is man, black between 40 and 60 years old, about 510, and he was last seen wearing a black jacket. In all of the cases, he use also shows a weapon, be it a handgun or box cutter, intimidating his victims to give him cash. We spoke to a 91yearold victim. I said leave me alone. Im a single woman. Leave me alone and he said give me money. Give me money, and how are we going to catch him . Reporter police are offering a 3,500 reward for information that leads to the mans arrest, and they said the suspect may be armed. They are asking the people of brooklyn to be aware of their surroundings. Live in brooklyn, magdalena doris. Death toll from last weeks terror attacks in belgium is theres 35 killed in the bombings. Justin and Stephanie Schultz had just dropped off her mother to the airport. The protesters disrupted a gathering. They are calling themselves soccer Club Hooligans and they forrally fight each other. Black people, white people f Different Countries, and its to make their statement. All the people of belgium stand up for their rights. Reporter police with Water Cannons cleared the area. 65 people have been killed and 300 were wounded in an easter attack i in pakistan. An explosion went off near a cluster of the childrens rides, and members of the the intended target. Police have had not received any threats before the bombings. Happening today, mayor de blasio will meet with the Police Commissioner and top officials for a counterterrorism table top exercise. Its expected to focus on the citys preparedness in case of a terrorist attack. An investigation is underway in Washington Heights a a 28yearold man is stabbed outside of a bodega. When the officers adrived on west 180th street yesterday morning, the knife was still stuck in the victims back, and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Police say his attacker is still at large. No word on the cause of a deadly easter Morning House fire in queens. The retired Army Engineer was been relessed. His neighbors say his wife died 2 years ago, and he lived alone. Sheldon leftanon is facing charges for nearly killing officer mark collins. He was placed in a medically induced coma. The faithful packed into st. Patricks cathead cathedral for the most important day on the christian calendar. Alleluia thousands remembering jesus resurrection and praying for the victims of terrorism worldwide in his homily, Cardinal Dolan said easter can be found in every day life. We celebrate the resurrection of jesus, yes, but jesus shares his victory, his resurrection with us. Reporter outside the easter celebrations continue with people taking part in the bonnet parade down 5th avenue. Coming up, two people arrested after a little girl dies while using a bouncy castle at an easter fair. One community raised thousands for a mother who said she was dying from cancer. Was it all a lie . Robert de niro said he is pulling a controversial film with advil, youll ask what backache . What sore wrist . What headache . What bad shoulder . Nothing works faster stronger or longer than advil its the worlds 1 choice. What pain . Umbrellas are up this monday morning, and welcome back to work. 42degrees, and 6 41. The rain is coming down, and we will check with elise in a morning. The new Jersey State Police say two men from the bronx were driving on the western spur of the turnpike when they lost control and went over the guard rail, and their truck landed on raymond boulevard. The truck was totaled. The two men were injured but will be okay. They are fortunate. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Elise now. Make sure you have your preferred rain gear with you when you head out the door. You will definitely need it. Another look, just outside of the cbs broadcast center. You can see the wet roads. Thats pretty much wherever you not falling at that even if the rain is not falling at the home. For a very long time, most of the area had break, and it was from long island. Seeing the widespread rain and some of it heavier over the last few hours, and you can see more of the substantial rain pushing into new jersey, and now back in the rain, and just, of course a people head out to work and school. Heres the Bigger Picture showing how much moisture needs to move through the area. The interesting part of that is just as things start to dry out, the winds will start to gust. Wet to start, and windy end the day. The futurecast turning on at 8 00 in the morning, still in the rain. 10 00a. M. , also rain, and we are seeing pockets of heavy rain, and this is the last, sort of gasp of the system, and shortly after lunchtime, we will see it move out, and its moving rather rapidly. The monday evening commute active, but there could be light showers out there. Things clearing out tonight, and it will be windy. We have the rain today. 59degrees, and just as the rain tapers off, the winds pick up. Gusty at times. The one good thing we can say about the rain, low to medium pollen today it will be medium to high tomorrow, and right now, i want to send it over for your time saver traffic. Thank you, elise. Things are getting busy, and the disabled truck blocking one lane, and just past the toll plaza. Theres a 10 minute delay there now, and an accident blocking two lanes at the gent bound lincoln tunnel, and a 30 minute delay, and theres one lane blocked at 495 eastbound. One lane is blocked on the new yorkbound state freeway, and in seaford, an accident investigation. Both directions, and thats at washington avenue, and you want to stick with merrick road as your alternate. Subway problems at the mets willis points station. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Slow going this morning. All right, thank you. A tragic accident at a childrens fair in england. A 7yearold girl died after her bouncy castle blew away. A man and a woman were arrested for suspension of manslaughter for gross negligence for the incident in london. A Community Came together to help a mother who said she was dieing from cancer. And now police rip vest gaiting if any of it was true. Certainly looks like a cancer patient, and when she told the ardsley community she had cancer, they raised all kinds of money. One gofundme page 25,000, and another . 10,000, and cbs 2 confirmed the police are investigating if it was all a ripoff. A Police Source says after get American League tip, the police asked ifer her medical records, but instead of turning them over, she closed her restaurant in nearby dobs ferry and moved to florida last month. Its horrible. People are taking advantage of the kindness of their neighbors. Reporter the entire even for an adopted dog named gia to comfort diokaran. A fundraiser was held here at the fire house, raising another 16 million for the family. 16,000 for the family. Its a community that will help out. Its disappointing that someone will do that. Reporter if this proves to be a 60,000 scam, people may not be as generous next time. It will make it harder to raise funds in the future for people who desperately need help. Reporter the womans boyfriend said they would not comment on the allegations until they talked to their lawyer. Brian conybeare. Paper prescriptions for medicine are now a thing of the past in the state. The toughest eprescribeing law took effect yesterday, prescriptions electronically to the pharmacies, and doctors will have access to a patients prescription history. The technology is there today, and i think things are happening at the right time, and the thoughtfulness behind this shows an effort to combating the heroin addiction here in new york. Reporter the bill was supposed to take effect last year, but they gave doctors additional time to prepare for the system. Why Robert De Niro is pulling a controversial documentary from the Film Festival. But first this mornings sports update. Reporter the nets are in miami and the knicks are in new orleans. The final four of College Basketball is set. Carolina, and syracuse. In health watch this morning, vitamin c may help protect you against behindness. Findings are the first to show that diet and lifestyle may have a bigger role than genetics when it comes to cataracts. Flu activity has just now begun to decline. The season peaked in march when it normally peaked in february. Doctors recommend the flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older. Its 6 52, and now to traffic and weather on the 2s. We do have rain out there this morning, and you will need the umbrella and the vortex and radar showing the rain pushing into new jersey, and princeton is one of the areas seeing the heavier rain right now, and the Bigger Picture showing you what is going on. Quite a bit of a break here the we are seeing another batch of rain pushing into the new jersey. It could be heavy at times, and the bulk of the rain will be gone this evening, and things will become windy. Now to kyla with the time saver traffic. Unfortunately the weather is causing problems on the roads. The map shows a disabled truck blocking one lane of the George Washington bridge, just past the toll plaza. 20 minute delay there, and one accident is blocking one lane of the 495 eastbound at the route 3 merge, and an earlier accident on the helix has cleared, and we have a 45 minute delay for those of you headed out. Metro north is experiencing 15 minute delays because of the earlier mechanical difficulties, and that is near cold spring. Everyone else is looking good there alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Back to you. Thank you. Movie about vaccines for his Film Festival. I have great shame now. The whistle blower for the cdc. He said after reviewing the film for the last few days with the tribeca Film Festival team. We dont believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion as i hoped. He said they have concerns with certain things in the film, and de niro does have a son with autism. Good morning chris and mary a postal worker caught on camera getting arrested in brooklyn after making comments a the passing car that almost hit him. Only on cbs cbs this morning, a man describes his arrest and tells us why he doesnt want the new new york law forcing doctors to send prescriptions digitally, and we will talk about the proposed new new jersey law. Anthony mason on the story behind a lost set of recordings from jeff buck lee. All of that, and the news is back in the mortgage. We will see you with it in a few minutes. Mary, i heard you called the syracuse game i was watching you guys this morning. Loyalty goes far. You have to stick with the team. Thats what i hear about you orange people. She kills it in the poll every single year. That i heard. Before you go, next. First body wash with fragrance release pearls. Touch your skin to release fragrance up to 12 hours. Caress love forever. Discover new magnum double raspberry. Made with the perfect balance of raspberry ice cream, luscious raspberry sauce, and belgian chocolate. Discover magnum chocolate pleasure. Heres what you need to know before you. Go police are searching for a robber targeting the elderly near brooklyn. He struck five times, roughing up several victims, most recently an 83yearold woman the Times Square Alliance will hold a meeting this morning to talk about limiting where the characters can solicit business. Steve sweeney will introduce a bill to support testing the water of lead levels in the drinking water. Lets go over to a final look at the traffic situation. We have wet roads and busy, busy roads this morning. Theres one lane blocked just past the toll plaza, and a 20 minute delay right knew, and we have an accident blocking one lane at 495 eastbound, and you can expect about a 45 minute delay. We have another round of rain pushing into the tristate area, and right now, you can see the rain is moving in rather quickly, heavy at times through early afternoon, and winds will pick up. Advisories will go into effect this afternoon and evening, raining in effect until tomorrow. Again wet to start and wet to end. Tomorrow is looking better. Another check of news and weather in 25 minutes. Thank you for watching. Im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. Have a great monday. Good morning. It is monday, march 28th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Two more americans are confirmed dead in the brussels terror attacks. Police clash with protesters at the memorial. A man faces his fourth murder trial for the death of his wife. Could new evidence help clear him for good . 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